Historical Year Data · 1999

PCE Price Index in 1999

PCE Price Index opened 1999 at 71.40 and closed at 72.76, a +1.91% move for the year. The high of 72.76 was reached on December 1, and the low of 71.36 on February 1.

Open

71.40

1999-01

72.76

12 data points

High

72.76

Dec 1

Low

71.36

Feb 1

Full Year Change

+1.91%

1998 Change

+0.79%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	71.40	71.40	71.40	71.40	+0.00%
Feb	71.36	71.36	71.36	71.36	+0.00%
Mar	71.41	71.41	71.41	71.41	+0.00%
Apr	71.76	71.76	71.76	71.76	+0.00%
May	71.80	71.80	71.80	71.80	+0.00%
Jun	71.83	71.83	71.83	71.83	+0.00%
Jul	72.02	72.02	72.02	72.02	+0.00%
Aug	72.15	72.15	72.15	72.15	+0.00%
Sep	72.41	72.41	72.41	72.41	+0.00%
Oct	72.53	72.53	72.53	72.53	+0.00%
Nov	72.59	72.59	72.59	72.59	+0.00%
Dec	72.76	72.76	72.76	72.76	+0.00%

Events During 1999

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

1998 Euro Launch & 1999 Introduction

Goldilocks

May 1998 – January 2002

Eleven European Union members locked exchange rates on January 1, 1999, creating the euro as a virtual currency. Physical notes and coins circulated from January 1, 2002. The euro became the largest monetary experiment since Bretton Woods.

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